Crops
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In spring 2016, northeastern Alabama and northwestern Georgia experienced a dry spell that was nearly a month long. It occurred right during the pollination stage for corn there. The lack of moisture led to spotty pollination because the silks were too dry to capture pollen. Some fields were total losses, and others had such poor…
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According to a recent article by Brad Haire in Southeast Farm Progress, Georgia’s peanut crop this year has been heavily affected by the impacts of the weather. Spring planting and germination was delayed by cool, wet weather, and so this year’s crop is running later than usual. The weather also appears to be affecting the…
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The skies across Georgia and other parts of the Southeast have been very hazy for the past couple of days due to smoke blowing south from the Canadian wildfires, although a lot of it is not reaching the surface but staying aloft. You can definitely see it in the gray skies, orange sun at sunset,…
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The Southeast Farm Press recently asked some cotton specialists around the Southeast about the current state of cotton in their states. All three specialists talked about the low accumulation of degree days this year due to the cold and cloudy weather and the difficulty getting into the wet fields to apply pesticides and other chemicals.…
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A new report on Australian stream quality, including the amount of sedimentation, was published in Physics Today last week. It shows that sediment from eroded land fills water holes in streams and rivers, reducing the available water that can help fish and other aquatic creatures to survive times of droughts. The study looked at the…
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Food waste produces more greenhouse gases than almost any other source. Not only does rotting food emit potent methane, but the transportation of food products that are ultimately thrown away also adds to the emissions. One way to reduce your emissions is to reduce throwing away food by only buying what you need and eating…
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Last week I posted a story about hail damage in the Southeast from the week of severe weather that affected parts of the Southeast. Here is another story from Vegetable Growers News that details more of the damage that hit vegetable growers around the region. The map below from Eric Snodgrass of Nutrien’s newsletter shows…